Independence Day was the film that seared the image of the White House being blown into smithereens by aliens into the American consciousness.
But it seems that the sequel could have been a very different beast, with the destruction of national monuments being swapped for peace and love, man.
Describing his original plans for the sequel, director Roland Emmerich said he and producer Dean Devlin were going to opt for a totally different sequel.
‘It was after 9/11 and Dean and I wanted to make the movie about peace, and it just didn’t work,’ Emmerich told Empire… Read the full story